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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 HAB 1:12—2:4Responsorial Psalm PS 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13Gospel MT 17:14-20
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday, August 8, 5:30 PMMUST REGISTER no later than Thursday, 5:00 PM. CLICK HERE to register.Read More
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Sunday, August 9, 10:00 AMJoin us as we celebrate the Lord's Day with Mass live streamed in the church. You can access the live stream from two sources: VIMEO and FACEBOOK. Click for more information.Read More
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Saturday, August 15, 5:30 PMMUST REGISTER no later than Thursday, 5:00 PM. CLICK HERE to register.Read More
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Daily Readings Resources
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Daily Readings (with audio options): Sponsored by the US Catholic Bishops
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"Pray as You Go" App: Pray As You Go is a daily prayer session, designed to go with you wherever you go, to help you pray whenever you find time, but particularly whilst travelling to and from work, study, etc.
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"Give Us This Day" FREE!! To support our community's prayer, Give Us This Day has made available at no charge a digital file of our periodical, which includes daily Mass texts. Visit GUTD.net and select "Digital" in the upper right of the screen. Whether you have five minutes or a half hour, Give Us This Day supports your desire to pray with Daily inspiration from the lives of saintly witnesses, insightful, relevant reflections on Scripture, and Simplified daily prayer for morning and evening
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Liturgy of the Hours : The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God , is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer.
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Catholic liturgies and prayers are rich and diverse, immersed in both ritual and creative expressions of prayer. This page has a wide variety of resources for persons to deepen their prayer life, explore a variety of prayer styles, and join in the larger prayer of the Church--even if you aren't able to attend weekly mass due to illness or other obstacles.
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Live Streaming Parish Liturgies
We live-stream our daily and Sunday masses with Fr. Kevin, along with other parish liturgies, either by VIMEO or FACEBOOK. Our hope is that everyone can participate in our parish liturgies. CLICK HERE for more information.
- DAILY MASSES are celebrated Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 9:00 am
- SUNDAY MASSES take place at 10:00 am
- OTHER LITURGIES that take place, including funerals, will also be live streamed
You are also invited to print out a copy of the "Spiritual Communion Prayer" so that you can join Fr. Kevin in praying it at the time of communion. You do not need a Facebook account to view it, but if you do have an account, "Like" our parish page and you will receive notifications of when mass begins, along with other updates. Questions??? Contact Helen at heleno@olgseattle.org
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Public Masses Resume on a Limited Basis
The Archbishop has given our parish permission to begin to celebrate public masses, albeit with several restrictions and conditions, including registration. We will do everything possible to ensure the safety of those who attend. However, anyone attending Mass does so at their own risk. Vulnerable, at-risk and otherwise concerned persons should remain home. This includes persons over the age of 65 and anyone who has a chronic disease, persons with diabetes, and persons with a weakened immune system. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
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Participating in Mass...Even When You Can't AttendIn the days since the outbreak of the coronavirus we have become used to the phrase “social distancing.” Out of a concern for our health and the health of others we have begun to put distance between ourselves. In these times that is necessary, but it always comes at a cost.
The Mass literally means communion for us – the opposite of social distancing. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that, “Those who receive the Eucharist are united more closely to Christ. Through it Christ unites them to all the faithful in one body – the Church.” (CCC1396). And when we gather together as that Body of Christ, we receive Jesus as Word and especially in the spiritual food of His Body and Blood. “What material food produces in our bodily life, Holy Communion wonderfully achieves in our spiritual life. Communion with the flesh of the risen Christ . . . preserves, increases, and renews the life of grace received at Baptism.” (CCC 1392) This greatest gift of God’s grace in the Eucharist is irreplaceable and our souls will remain restless until they rest in Christ.
The Eucharist alone is the true source and summit of our Christian life. In those rare moments when we are prevented from receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament our Lord offers us the grace of spiritual communion when we, the members of His Body, sincerely call to Him in prayer. This spiritual communion can be assisted by every effort to sanctify the Lord’s Day.
Making a spiritual communion for those who, for whatever reasons, cannot receive the Eucharist is an ancient Catholic spiritual practice. Jesus loves us and knows our circumstances. He is generous with His grace for ones who suffer. During these days of the coronavirus let us think of those Catholics throughout the world who suffer so much more than we do. There are faithful Catholics in other countries who long to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. May every prayer for spiritual communion increase our appreciation and desire for the Mass lest we ever take such a divine gift for granted.Spiritual Communion when you are unable to receive the sacrament
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most holy Eucharist.
I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
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Pope Grants Plenary Indulgences
Today, Pope Francis issued a decree granting indulgences for people with COVID-19, for those who care for them, including medical staff and family members, and for those who pray for them. Plenary Indulgence (remission of temporal punishment for sins) is granted to the following:
- To the faithful suffering from Coronavirus, subject to quarantine in hospital or home
- IF, with a spirit detached from any sin, and offering this trial in a spirit of faith in God and charity towards their brothers and sisters,
- They unite spiritually through the media to the celebration of Holy Mass
- Recitation of the Holy Rosary, Make the Way of the Cross, or other devotions
- OR Recite the Creed, Lord’s Prayer and a pious invocation to the Blessed Mother
- With the will to fulfil the usual conditions as soon as possible
- Sacramental confession,
- Eucharistic Communion and prayer according to the intention of the Holy Father
- With the will to fulfil the usual conditions as soon as possible
- IF, with a spirit detached from any sin, and offering this trial in a spirit of faith in God and charity towards their brothers and sisters,
- To Healthcare workers, family members and all those who, following the example of the Good Samaritan, exposing themselves to the risk of contagion, care for the sick of Coronavirus
- Same conditions as above
- To those faithful who
- offer a visit to the Blessed Sacrament,
- or Eucharistic Adoration,
- or reading the Holy Scriptures for at least half an hour,
- or the recitation of the Holy Rosary,
- or the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross,
- or the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy,
- To the faithful suffering from Coronavirus, subject to quarantine in hospital or home
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Overview of the Mass